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nappy

[nap-ee] / ˈnæp i /
NOUN
British word for diaper
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"I changed my daughter's nappy in front of him," she said.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"Nurseries have these apps and I was able to look through and see that he'd changed my child's nappy, there were pictures with him in the background," she said.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

“You also see the outside: baby’s dirty nappy or Margo’s ordinary knickers or track pants, all the unglamorous and unsexy things.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

"She was on a reduced timetable for most of the year and I had to go in to change her nappy because they weren't able to do that," she said.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Then she went to look for somewhere to put the dirty nappy while Malcolm played with the child and fed her bits of smoked salmon.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

“At the end of the day, I’m just changing nappies, figuring out who has a fever and doing laundry.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

I was lucky because I was there for my son’s first year — I didn’t have any Radiohead, so I changed the first nappies, and I loved it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

A handful of mainly religious and aid groups hand out food, water, sanitary towels and nappies.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Any donations are welcome but cots, toiletries, nappies and maternity pads are particularly needed - "even opened packets".

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Vivian said, “I kept thinking that Branwell, too, would find it a chore and just stop, but he didn’t. Even when I was there, he insisted on changing her nappies himself.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Oh, born beneath the Fishes' sign,   Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine,   And Burns Scotch drink, the nappiest!

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell

O, born beneath the Fishes' sign, Of constellations happiest, May he somewhere with Walton dine, May Horace send him Massic wine, And Burns Scotch drink,—the nappiest!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various




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